New players as we are expectant

The one thing that is certain from this season’s showing is that Chelsea need a complete rebuilding job. The growth is stagnated and the players who won the blues the league are fighting for their future. The likes of Eden Hazard, Matic and Oscar are just a pale shadow of themselves.

Good news is that the man who is assigned to rebuild the team has done it before. Juventus needed a similar kind of rebuilding and Conte Rose to the front and did it splendidly. The hope is that he will do a similar job here at the Bridge and the board has signed a perfect man for the job.

Many positions need strengthening but the most important is the midfield. Midfield is the place where matches are won and lost and this season’s disastrous performances have reflected that. Matic and Fabregas who were unstoppable last season have been run ragged this campaign. Matic has seen such a dip in his form that he has been sitting on the bench mostly under Hiddink. Mikel has performed decently but it is obvious that the blues need a box to box midfielder who can dictate the tempo of the game and can perform in attack and in defense effectively.

Chelsea have been linked with a number of midfielders but the one whose rumours have intensified and is labelled as Antonio Conte’s no.1 target is AS Roma’s midfield pitbull Radja Nainggolan. He is just the type of player that is missing in this squad and his addition might be the kick-start that is needed come next season.